Research on Extracurricular English Learning Motivation of Junior High School Students

Abstract

Based on the relevant theories of English learning motivation and the data provided by the questionnaire, in combination with teaching practice, analyses the current situation and characteristics of Junior high students’ English learning motivation. This paper analyses the differences in English learning motivation among students and probes into the influence of different motivations and the main factors affecting the English learning motivation of students by comparing the relationship between achievement and motivation. The results show that learning motivation is one of the most important factors affecting students’ English learning. Students with strong learning motivation will have a strong interest in English learning and consciously participate in it. On the other hand, students with lower motivation will have a more negative attitude toward English learning. English learning is a process of bilateral communication, so teachers should do their best to optimize the motivation of English learning. As extracurricular English teachers, only by understanding the students’ learning motivation, can we effectively arouse the student’s enthusiasm for learning English, and teachers should also have insight into the students’ psychology, understand their internal and external needs, and strengthen them. Among them, reasonable and effective factors can better impart knowledge and skills to achieve the ideal teaching effect. At the end of this study, some effective measures to motivate and keep the English learning motivation of students are put forward to improve the English learning achievement of extra-curricular English study students.